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Published 11 Sept 2023, 10:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£208,838total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2023awarded 20 Dec 2023
Awarded to Partnerships in Care

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Project Overview:

  • Provide an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that supports the Service Users to feel valued, healthy and therefore an efficient workforce.
  • Support the Authority in meeting our legal, moral and financial obligations relating to the service user’s health and wellbeing
  • Implement an effective programme based on the Authority’s aims, objectives and/or priorities.
  • Support Service Users with both personal and professional problems that may be having an impact on their home and/or work life.

As well as Somerset Council, the contract may also be utilised by Somerset Council maintained schools and purchasing schools.

CPV: Company health services · Guidance and counselling services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£417,675 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 SessionsCancelledRenewalPublished value£208,838

Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 Sessions. The Authority intends to only award to one of these lots. The decision on which lot to award will be based on value for money and will be at the sole discretion of the Authority. Applicants may bid for as many or as few lots as they wish. Applicants will be required to indicate which lots they wish to bid for in the Selection Questionnaire within Procurement Document C.

Please note, the estimated values include the optional extension option.

Delivery: South West
Extensions: The Authority intends to enter into a contract for an initial period of 15 months, with an option to extend by mutual agreement for up to a further 12 months. The anticipated contract commencement date is 1st January 2024.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 SessionsCancelledRenewalPublished value£208,838

Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Maximum of 5 Sessions. The Authority intends to only award to one of these lots. The decision on which lot to award will be based on value for money and will be at the sole discretion of the Authority. Applicants may bid for as many or as few lots as they wish. Applicants will be required to indicate which lots they wish to bid for in the Selection Questionnaire within Procurement Document C.

Please note, the estimated values include the optional extension option.

Delivery: South West
Extensions: The Authority intends to enter into a contract for an initial period of 15 months, with an option to extend by mutual agreement for up to a further 12 months. The anticipated contract commencement date is 1st January 2024.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Fully Inclusive Annual Cost: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30
  • Social Value: 10
  • Fully Inclusive Annual Cost: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Sept 2023, 10:20 BST
Last source update
22 Jan 2024, 15:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
11 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN681256
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002114
Classification (CPV)
Company health servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fb9b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Oct 2023 → 22 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Jan 2024, 15:06 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jan 2024, 15:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £76,8751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 119 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
Partnerships in Care£76,875 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) · Partnerships in Care

    Signed
    20 Dec 2023
    Value
    £76,875
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11bids · 11 electronic9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.